Running head: SWOT ANALYSIS ON EDUCATION TECHNOLOGIES 1 SWOT ANALYSIS ON EDUCATION TECHNOLOGIES 10 SWOT Analysis on Education Technologies Larry Ratliff Jr Strayer University EDU 542 August 19, 2018 Introduction Technology is very important and each and every entity should aim at ensuring that they integrate technology in their operations. In the past years, most institutions that offer education have attempted to make use of technology (Collins, 2018). There are various technologies that have been invented and already put into use in schools. However, institutions should be very keen to integrate technologies that only make learning easier and not those that distract learning activities. For instance, after the invention of iPads, most schools started using them while learning. Although the technology had its own advantages, there was no any educational benefit gained by its integration. A chrome book is a kind of a laptop that is a bit different from the other common laptops that are used by individuals. The Chrome book is different from the other laptops because of its operating system. Chrome books use the Google operating system while the other laptops majorly use Microsoft. In the recent times, most institutions have introduced the usage of chrome books in learning activities. Research shows that chrome books have more strength in learning as compared to the weaknesses. Similarly, chrome books have encouraged career development in schools. A student who intends to major in the field of technology will have an easy time in the future (Taylor, 2015). Study blue also is a major technology in education that is being integrated into institutions of learning. Study blue is basically an app that can be found even in phones. Teachers who use study blue in teaching create flashcards and issue them to students. The students make use of these flash cards so as to review educational material concerning the specific topic. The study blue app is in such a way as a library where students can access all the materials that they want at one point. The app has helped to improve education as it gives students a variety of information to use while carrying out their studies. Class description A class of students in the lower grade who majorly used iPads before the introduction of the chrome books will now be able to carry out various activities which were difficult when using the iPads and tablets. When the schools introduce chrome books for use by the students, the junior students will have an easy time in learning since chrome books are easy to use and understand. Similarly, chrome books will reduce the workload that the junior students are subjected to. Therefore, by introducing chrome books in studies the juniors will be able to have an easy time in learning and still attain education goals. As stated above, study blues are suitable for students who are .

1. Running head: SWOT ANALYSIS ON EDUCATION
TECHNOLOGIES 1
SWOT ANALYSIS ON EDUCATION TECHNOLOGIES
10
SWOT Analysis on Education Technologies
Larry Ratliff Jr
Strayer University
EDU 542
August 19, 2018
Introduction
Technology is very important and each and every entity
should aim at ensuring that they integrate technology in their
operations. In the past years, most institutions that offer
education have attempted to make use of technology (Collins,
2018). There are various technologies that have been invented
and already put into use in schools. However, institutions
should be very keen to integrate technologies that only make
learning easier and not those that distract learning activities.
For instance, after the invention of iPads, most schools started
using them while learning. Although the technology had its own
advantages, there was no any educational benefit gained by its
integration.
A chrome book is a kind of a laptop that is a bit different
from the other common laptops that are used by individuals.
The Chrome book is different from the other laptops because of
its operating system. Chrome books use the Google operating
system while the other laptops majorly use Microsoft. In the
recent times, most institutions have introduced the usage of
chrome books in learning activities. Research shows that

2. chrome books have more strength in learning as compared to the
weaknesses. Similarly, chrome books have encouraged career
development in schools. A student who intends to major in the
field of technology will have an easy time in the future (Taylor,
2015).
Study blue also is a major technology in education that is
being integrated into institutions of learning. Study blue is
basically an app that can be found even in phones. Teachers
who use study blue in teaching create flashcards and issue them
to students. The students make use of these flash cards so as to
review educational material concerning the specific topic. The
study blue app is in such a way as a library where students can
access all the materials that they want at one point. The app has
helped to improve education as it gives students a variety of
information to use while carrying out their studies.
Class description
A class of students in the lower grade who majorly used
iPads before the introduction of the chrome books will now be
able to carry out various activities which were difficult when
using the iPads and tablets. When the schools introduce chrome
books for use by the students, the junior students will have an
easy time in learning since chrome books are easy to use and
understand. Similarly, chrome books will reduce the workload
that the junior students are subjected to. Therefore, by
introducing chrome books in studies the juniors will be able to
have an easy time in learning and still attain education goals.
As stated above, study blues are suitable for students who
are in the higher grades of education. Study blue is like a
library that is majorly used by students who study complex
issues. Introduction of study blues in schools of higher learning
will enable the students there to have a variety of information to
review from in their studies. The app also ensures that the set of
educational goals are attained by making all the information
accessible to all students. Students are able to access all the
information concerning the topic from the comfort of their
electronic gadgets. For instance, students who have the app in

3. their phones are able to study even at their homes.
SWOT analysis
SWOT analysis of chrome books in schools
Strengths
1. Chrome books are cheap.
2. Chrome books aid in career preparation
3. Chrome books encourage student interaction
Weaknesses
1. Chrome books have limited storage
2. Chrome books are very slow
Opportunities
1. The growth of the need for using chrome books by all
institutions.
2. Preference for using chrome books by students in lower
grades
Threats
1. Google chrome books face competition from the other
operating systems like Microsoft which have been in use from
the past
SWOT analysis of study blue in schools today
Strengths
1. Study blue is easily accessible by students.
2. Study blue is easy to adapt by the students.
3. Study blue contains a variety of information altogether.
Weaknesses
1. The app is not suitable for use by students at all levels of
education. It is favorable for the students in higher grades only.
Opportunities
1. The demand for the use of the app has increased greatly
especially among students in upper grades.
Threats.
1. The major threat facing study blue is the privacy issue.
Chrome books and study blues have their own strengths,
weaknesses, opportunities, and threats. To begin with, chrome
books encourage interaction among students. For examples
students of a school in a state like Chicago who uses chrome

4. books are able to communicate and interact with other students
who are in a state like Texas. The student interaction is very
important in learning as it creates a conducive environment for
learning. Interactions also allow for brainstorming of ideas.
Students are able to learn more education matters from each
other. Therefore, chrome books should be encouraged in schools
since they create a conducive environment for the attainment of
educational goals (Carney, 2015).
Similarly, study blues are easily accessible by the students.
Students who find it difficult to study or to complete
assignments can make use of the app so as to get more informed
about the specific topic. As stated above the app is just like a
school library but in electronic form. As in it is a review tool.
For instance, when students in the upper grades are given an
assignment on information technology they will refer from the
app so as to get information on the topic. Alternatively, the
subject teacher can send the students flashcards through the
app. Students will make use of the flashcards in answering the
questions asked.
However, the technologies have weaknesses too. The major
weakness of the chrome book is that it is slow as compared to
the other electronic gadgets that are used for learning purposes.
The slow speed makes the gadget not favorable for studies. If
the gadget was a bit fast in its operations, the teachers could be
covering a lot of issues as compared to what they cover
currently. Research indicates that the slow speed is as a result
of the low storage space that the gadget has. Nevertheless, the
gadget is favorable for the juniors who cover just a small
portion of activities in a given session or lesson.
Moreover, the study blues are not suitable for all levels of
learning. Students in the lower grades will find it hard to study
using the study blues. The major reason that makes the study
blues not favorable for all students is the use of complex
vocabularies. The application majorly uses complex language
because it is a review and reference tool in studies. Because the
young students are not able to understand the complex

5. vocabularies very few junior schools make use of the app in
attaining educational goals (Tucunan, 2018). However, study
blues are not completely discouraged from use in the junior
schools. For instance, students in junior schools that use the
application are able to acquire vocabularies and improve their
study skills.
In addition, the two technologies have opportunities that
they ought to exploit. The major opportunity that is common
among the two technologies is the increased need for integration
of the technologies in institutions of learning today. As stated
above, almost all institutions of learning today want to make
use of the technology. For instance, almost all public schools in
Chicago today are making use of chrome books in their schools
today. Other schools that haven’t attempted using the
technology are on the verge of integrating it into their
activities. The same also applies to study blues; the need for the
integration of the technology in institutions of higher learning
has increased.
Besides, the education technologies also have their own
threats that should be studied early enough to avoid future
problems. The major threat that is facing the technologies is
stiff competition from other technologies. Competition is very
common and though it’s a threat it is also an opportunity to
outdo the competitors. For instance, before the inception of the
chrome books, the desktops were used in schools. The chrome
books for preferred then because of their nature of the
operation. Thereafter, laptops that are faster have been
introduced. These laptops create competition for the chrome
books. Similarly, students don’t have to have reference
materials but can Google anything that they want in the comfort
of their phones.
Hypothetical timeline
In the first month, there is majorly the introduction of the
technology to the institution. Introduction majorly entails
informing the students and the staff about the technology and
how to make use of the technology. In the next two months, the

6. institution evaluates the technology that has already been
introduced. The evaluation process entails carrying out
extensive research about the technology. The first two steps of
the adoption of the technology: the introduction and evaluation
of technologies are aimed at increasing awareness about the
technology. The fourth and fifth month majorly entails an
evaluation of alternatives. In this step, the institution identifies
other technologies that serve the same function as the identified
technology and select the best technology.
In addition, after evaluating and weighing alternatives the
best alternative to the institution is chosen. The chosen
technology is then tested in the sixth month. The testing
involves actual testing of the technology. For instance, in our
case, the junior school may purchase chrome books and issue
them to students and teach them how to use them. Similarly, the
senior school may make use of study blues in their learning.
The institution then compares whether there is any positive
impact of using the technology. If there is a positive impact, the
institution adopts the technology. Alternatively, if the
technology doesn’t ensure the attainment of educational goals it
is not adopted.
The seventh month mainly entails the adoption of the
educational technology. Adoption is the decision of the
institution of learning to make use of the selected technology in
their activities. Adoption is done when the technology meets the
expected requirements. The very last step of project
implementation reviews. Reviews are very necessary for any
given project as they show that there is a problem somewhere
that needs to be corrected. If the technology has got some issues
which if corrected may ensure that educational goals are
attained, such issues are corrected in the review stage. The
above stages ensure a success in project development and
implementation.
Recommendations
For technology to be effective in education, there are some
changes that ought to be made in the schools. To begin with, the

7. teachers have to undergo training and seminars on technology
issues. The members of staff who will be guiding the students in
matters of technology should be well versed with technical
matters (Ruggiero, 2015). The basic knowledge is very
important since it is the same message that will be passed on to
the students. Also, all students should be given equal
opportunities to make use of the technologies in school. In the
case of private schools, the burden of purchasing the
technologies should not be left to the parents but to the
institution.
In addition, schools should make use of technologies that
can be used by all students regardless of their grades. This will
ensure that the school incurs little costs in purchasing the
technologies. For example, the school should make use of
chrome books instead of study blues. This is because if a school
decides to use study blues while learning, the young students
will also require a technology that they can use in their level of
study. Therefore, a school that has both junior and senior
students should purchase chrome books. One that has only the
older students should make use of study blues only.
Similarly, schools should employ technologies that ensure
educational progress and not just technological progress.
Though technological progress is important, in a school setting
educational needs outweigh technological needs. For instance,
there is no reason for a school buying laptops each and every
time because a new version has been introduced. If the new
version will not bring any changes in the attainment of
educational goals, then there is no need of making use of the
technology. Such a school that keeps up with technological
changes is concentrating more on technological development
and forgetting educational progress which is the main goal of
any given school.
It is evident that technologies have their own strengths,
weaknesses, opportunities, and threats. Before selecting any
given technology for use the elements above should be
considered. Failure to considering the elements above, the set

8. goals of the specific organization may not be attained. Although
technologies have their own weaknesses, all entities should aim
at ensuring that they use technology in carrying out their
activities. Application of technologies makes work easier. In a
school setting, technology reduced the workload that students
have while carrying out their studies. In addition, before the
implementation of technology, there should be awareness,
evaluation, testing and the final adoption of the technology.
References
Carney, A. (2015). Differentiation in the Classroom Using
Chromebooks and Google Applications.
Collins, A., & Halverson, R. (2018). Rethinking education in
the age of technology: The digital revolution and schooling in
America. Teachers College Press.
Ruggiero, D., & Mong, C. J. (2015). The teacher technology
integration experience: Practice and reflection in the classroom.
Journal of Information Technology Education, 14.
Taylor, H. (2015). Google’s Chromebooks make up half US
classroom devices sold. CNBC.
Tucunan, A., Hampp, P., & Tuerah, I. J. (2018). IMPROVING
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SWOT Analysis on Education Technologies
Larry Ratliff Jr
Straye
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EDU 542
August 19, 2018
Running head: SWOT ANALYSIS ON EDUCATION
TECHNOLOGIES 1
SWOT Analysis on Education Technologies
Larry Ratliff Jr
Strayer University
EDU 542
August 19, 2018
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10. Project Proposal on Emerging Technologies
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Project Proposal on Emerging Technologies
Larry Ratliff Jr
EDU 542
Dr. Katz
July 22, 2018
Project Proposal on Emerging Technologies
Introduction
Technology in the society is growing at a very fast pace and
there is need to develop strategies that will ensure its properly
embraced for our benefits. This is because technology is
inevitable and cannot be avoided. In the same way the landscape
of education and training has been developing and changing
swiftly over the past years hence the need to also have a
technology plan that will make learning and education
systematic and enjoyable.
Purpose of and rationale
In the development of my K12 course project I will utilize the
G-suite education and Social Mention technologies. I decided to
utilize this combination of technologies in the development of
my K12 project as they will provide a diversified function when
working together hence making education and training within
the institution more fun and systematic. The G-suite technology
provides many different cloud computing functions like Google
classroom, Google forms, Google doc and other virtual support
that will facilitate the interaction of the teacher, student and
even parent or guardian where necessary (Stevenson & Hedberg,
2017).
G-suite provides extra enterprise grade functionalities that are

11. designed to ensure large institutions are able to control analyze
and monitor their operation smoothly. On the other hand, the
social mention technology will provide social interaction and
linking of the peers and teachers to vast information while
having fun or socializing. Social Mention currently provides a
point-in-time or real time search services which is vital in
education. Social mention monitors the operation of Facebook,
twitters, Digg, Google and YouTube among others hence
making information available and easily accessed within the
same platform (SocialMention, n.d.). A combination of these
platforms can facilitate the provision of educational practices to
student of all aspect including disables hence making it more
effective and efficient in the educational system.
Three (3) reasons why these particular tools are considered an
emerging technology to the educational or training setting
Emerging technology is technologies that are considered to
change the status quo or how things are done in a routine
manner. This can be educational or information among other
perspectives. In our K12 project development G-suite and social
mention technologies is considered to be an emerging
technology in the sense that they provide effective real time
provision of educational information and platform to the
institutions, parent and students as well (G-suite, n.d.).
The ability to incorporate the parent to monitor how the
students are educated is an aspect hat facilitates the programs to
be emerging and widely embraced. The other factor is the
provision of virtual or online classroom experience to the
student. In the contemporary era most, educational activities are
shifted to online platforms and this systems effectiveness under
this sector (Roberts-Mahoney, Means & Garrison, 2016). The
last factor that facilitates the technologies to be emerging is the
sustainability of the program in the long run. The system has
the capacity to provide the services smoothly in the long run by
only upgrading time and again.
Three to five (3–5) possible benefits of these two technologies
in the classroom or workplace setting

12. The systems provide diverse benefits to the classroom or
workplace setting within the organization. Provision of real
time access of data or information is one of the benefits that
come with these technologies. Also, the technology facilitates
conveniences as the students or employee can access the
information despite of their geographical locations in real time.
Despite the initial cost of installation and training the system
can reduce the operational cost in the work places and
classroom as well in the long run. The system can provide
services to disabled individuals when configured hence being
more user friendly and effective.
The system provides a large base of information within a single
platform hence being convenient and time saving technologies
in the organization or classroom activities. The system can
have indirect benefit to the environment as there will be
reduced paper work commuting and congesting the cities hence
saving trees and reduction of global warming catalyst in the
society. The platforms also provide cloud space that will reduce
physical storage space in class and workplaces hence cost
effectiveness. Finally, these platforms provide social interaction
ability through social media channels which will make learning
and working fun (Greenhow & Askari, 2017).
Three to five (3–5) instructional goals and how incorporating
these technologies support those goals
Instructional objectives are statements that are provided to the
student by the teacher or trainer to ensure they change and
embrace it in the long run for their own benefits in life. Under
this K12 project development there are some instructional
objectives that are developed and supported by the emerging
technologies for the best interest of the parties involved
(Ventayen et al, 2016). One of the instructional goals is
development of dependency among the student when learning.
G-suite and social mention programs provides diversified and
comprehensive information to student at their disposal hence
this will boost they confidence level and ability to develop

13. independence effectively. Critical or strategic learning is
another instructional mechanism that the system will provide to
the student as they will be having a lot of information at their
disposal hence the need to use the critical thinking mechanism
to identify and develop effective research or thesis of a given
project or readings. Also, development of social skills is
another instructional goal that the system deems to achieve
through the use of social mention that allows the student to
practice their social skill in chats and other social platforms.
Also, problem solving ability is another aspect that the system
is designed to provide to the student.
Conclusion
The paper provided a rationale of the G suite and Social
Mention technologies being incorporated in the development of
the K12 education program. The paper also elaborated why the
technologies are considered emerging in K12 education and
later provided the benefits of the system being convenience,
cost effectiveness and user friendly. Lastly the paper provided
the instructional goals and how the system facilitated their
achievement successfully.
References
Greenhow, C., & Askari, E. (2017). Learning and teaching with
social network sites: A decade of research in K-12 related
education. Education and information technologies, 22(2), 623-
645.
Stevenson, M. E., & Hedberg, J. G. (2017). Mobilizing learning:
a thematic review of apps in K-12 and higher
education. Interactive Technology and Smart Education, 14(2),
126-137.
Roberts-Mahoney, H., Means, A. J., & Garrison, M. J. (2016).
Netflixing human capital development: personalized learning

14. technology and the corporatization of K-12 education. Journal
of Education Policy, 31(4), 405-420.
Ventayen, R. J. M., Estira, K. L. A., De Guzman, M. J.,
Cabaluna, C. M., & Espinosa, N. N. (2018). Usability
Evaluation of Google Classroom: Basis for the Adaptation of
GSuite E-Learning Platform. Asia Pacific Journal of Education,
Arts, and Sciences, 5(1), 47-51.
G-suite (n.d.). Retrieved from: https://edu.google.com/
SocialMention (n.d.). Retrieved from: http://socialmention.com/
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Emerging Educational Technologies
Larry Ratliff
EDU 542
September 9, 2018
Dr. Katz
Strayer University
Padlet is basically an application that may be utilized in
creating an online bulletin board for tutors to display
information concerning any given topic. The application allows
easy creation of accounts and building of new boards where a
tutor may add images, links and videos. A Padlet may be
installed on the browser enabling the tutor to add the page
he/she is browsing to the Padlet and provides a shortcut to
check the Padlets. Padlet settings enable the tutor to make its
interaction wall fully open for student contributions, fully
secure and moderated by the tutor. The tutor approves these
contributions prior to their display. The Padlets also includes
search, themes, stats and support cross-device compatibility for

15. uploaded videos. Padlet is available online as well as offline as
both an Android and iOS app but the versions differ slightly.
Evernote organizes the school’s information since sometimes, it
can feel like school documents are managing staff. Whether
looking for the latest publications or a specific presentation
from ten years ago and swiftly accessing what is required in an
easy way. A school setting has a large number of tools and huge
amounts of information dispersed across offices and classes. In
order to save time and avoid losing hours hunting for the
information, a tutor may need to improve teaching. Evernote
enables the capturing of essential school documents all in one
secure location, despite their different formats. Whether it’s
student’s onboarding checklists, teaching modules, or teaching
materials; when such information is on a single central hub, all
the tutors always have the latest information.
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Kani, J. (2017). Evernote in the research consultation: a
feasibility study. Reference Services Review, 45(1), 67-78. doi:
10.1108/rsr-05-2016-0034
Lowe, T., & Humphrey, O. (2018). A Platform for Partnership:
A Technology Review of the Padlet sharing platform. The
Journal Of Educational Innovation, Partnership And Change,
4(1). doi: 10.21100/jeipc.v4i1.706
Michalak, R. (2015). Evernote; https://evernote.com/. Technical
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